Explore Hillier, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hillier, SA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hillier, South Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of South Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Hillier and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hillier.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Hillier |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Town Of Gawler |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.62343 |
| Longitude | 138.69206 |
| Population | 671 |
| Density | 97.7 /km² |
| Area | 6.9 km² |
| Elevation | 51 m |
| Postcode | 5116 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 35 km north-northeast |
Hillier is a locality in the Town Of Gawler local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 671. The locality covers an area of 6.9 km², giving a population density of about 97.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 51 m above sea level. It lies approximately 35 km north-northeast of Adelaide. Hillier is located at 34.6234°S, 138.6921°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5116.
Hillier unfolds with a quiet grace, a landscape defined by the gentle rise and fall of the land, softened by the rich, red earth that spills across the paddocks. It lies 5.5 km west-south-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 240°T), and is situated 8.8 km north-north-west of Craigmore. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-azure sky, casts a warm, almost honeyed glow on the scattered gums and hardy native grasses that cling to the terrain. The air here carries the clean scent of dry earth and distant eucalypts, a perfume that shifts subtly with the breeze, hinting at the vastness that lies beyond the immediate horizon. The character of Hillier is one of patient endurance, a place that has weathered seasons and times with a stoic, unhurried spirit, its few buildings forming a loose constellation against the open country.
The history of Hillier is intimately tied to the agricultural pulse of the region, a legacy forged in the cultivation of grain and the grazing of sheep, a tradition that still underpins its local economy. The fertile soil, a gift of ancient geological processes, has sustained generations of farmers, their lives measured by the cycles of planting and harvest. While the immediate landscape might appear unassuming, it holds the echoes of early European settlement, the stories of those who first coaxed sustenance from this land. The nearby Barossa Valley, with its world-renowned vineyards, casts a subtle influence, though Hillier itself has carved a distinct identity, more focused on the foundational elements of rural life, its character shaped by the enduring simplicity of the wheatbelt.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Hillier, South Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Hillier, in the Town Of Gawler local government area.
Detailed location data for Hillier includes the postcode (5116), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Town Of Gawler), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hillier is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |